Modeling a complete tooth of a patient to facilitate dental and/or orthodontic treatment includes generating a first set of digital data representing a clinical crown generating a second set of digital data representing a plurality of digital tooth models of a particular tooth type each having a first parameterization processing the second set of digital data to obtain a third set of digital data representing an average tooth model of the particular tooth type having a second parameterization which is less than the first parameterization fitting the third set of digital data to the first set of digital data to create a set of digital data representing an interim tooth model and morphing the set of digital data representing the interim tooth model to substantially mimic the anatomical shape of the clinical crown of the first set of digital data.
